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At the commencement of all grooms, we complete a ten-point health check. This consists of a careful examination of your pet, allowing us to safeguard them during the grooming session or amend the groom to be more suitable (to avoid distress or injury). This assessment alerts us to any abnormalities, tender areas, reduced skeletal movement,…

Do’s Keep your pet on a regular, appropriate professional grooming cycle. Maintain regular home brushing, combing, and washing of the coat. Regularly remove dead undercoats on Double coated breeds with appropriate tools. Keep it as fun as possible and use both verbal and treat-based rewards. Make grooming a regular routine. Dogs love routine and we…

Matted hair shrinks by the action of matting and can pull the skin taught leading to Haematomas (Bruising) due to the pooling of blood in the area of tight skin. Left long term, this could lead to sore and damaged skin and the associated health issues. The matted area can become a trap for moisture,…

There are two basic types of coats: – Hair-bearing (Examples include Poodles, Spaniels, Shih Tzu’s) – Fur-bearing or double-coated breeds (Examples include Husky, Pomeranian, Chow, Golden Retriever. Hair-bearing dogs need to be cut regularly and CAN be shaved but Fur-bearing dogs whose fur typically grows to one length and maintains that length should ideally NOT…